Hi Everyone,

Three things:
1) A few of you brought to my attention an important point after class: how does one cite quotations from sources that don’t have page numbers (such as the Amy Tan essay, the Kevin Williamson article or the Ta-Nehisi Coates article)? The good news is that you do not have to. We will talk more in-depth about citing digital sources next week but for now, simply do not worry about it. However, if you do have a source with page numbers, please use parenthetical citations following the MLA format. This is as simple as a procedure as, “quotation” (page#).
2) The precis exercise was meant to get you to think about your source more generally (to remind yourself what it is basically about). Please do not think you have to include in your essay anything you wrote in your precis. You can if you want, but it is not required.
3) Remember to turn in your essay by 9AM on Thursday.

Write me if you have any questions at all. See you on Thursday.